Boston Celtics see the need to keep the Los Angeles Lakers out of the paint

LOS ANGELES - There was a huge disparity in Game 1 of the NBA Finals Thursday night on the inside where the Los Angeles Lakers scored 48 points in the paint to the Boston Celtics' 30.

Part of the problem, the Celtics believed, was their inability to stop dribble penetrations by Los Angeles' guards.

Celtics' point guard Rajon Rondo explained on Friday just how the Celtics might rectify that problems in Game 2 on Sunday night.

"I think guys need to see guys on their elbows," Rondo said. "Our perimeter defense, we were spaced out. If Kobe (Bryant) had the ball on the right wing, either myself or Paul (Pierce) or someone else was hugged up on the opposite wing. We didn't make them see us on the nail or the elbow to help the situation.

"It's not a big adjustment that we need to make, but I think it's something that we can easily make a decision for or make an adjustment to."